Bloomington in Bloom is a city-wide initiative encouraging community members to play a role in making Bloomington a better place to live, work and visit. We are encouraging individuals and groups to recycle, plant trees, volunteer, display flowers, compost, pick up litter, remove graffiti, garden – because beautifying Bloomington starts with you!Bloomington will compete against other cities with a population between 50,001 and 100,000, as part of the The America in Bloom competiton. Winning such an event will bring a great deal of recognition to our great city, which is important to economic and cultural development.Participating in the planning provides many benefits including:• improved quality of life• enjoyable results• greater community involvement• recognition for volunteer efforts• inspired imaginations• beautified spaces• educational opportunities• shared ideas• new friendshipsAlthough it is not necessary to register to view a wealth of information on our site, we hope that you will want to participate in our forum and possilby receive email updates of upcoming events. Communication is a very important to the success of a project and this is a great way for us to communicate with the community and for you to share your thoughts and ideas. Community involvement starts with communication.
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